U22 Vietnam overwhelms Brunei on opening day of SEA Games 30
(Baonghean.vn) - With superior class and skill, U22 Vietnam flooded the U22 Brunei field and created a series of dangerous opportunities. Coach Park Hang-seo's students took advantage of this opportunity to win all 3 points, in which Ha Duc Chinh showed quite impressive performance.
As previously stated, Coach Park Hang-seo has kept the pillars Trong Hoang, Hung Dung, Quang Hai, Van Hau... and launched a fairly new lineup. In goal is goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung, the three central defenders of U22 Vietnam are Ngoc Bao, Thanh Chung and Tan Sinh.
Playing in the central midfield position are Trieu Viet Hung and Truong Thai Quy. Two fullbacks Thanh Thinh - Tan Tai and the highest player on the attack line are Trong Hung - Hoang Duc supporting the center forward Duc Chinh.
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U22 Vietnam played dominantly. Photo: VFF |
In the 9th minute, U22 Vietnam was awarded a free kick about 22 meters away. Surprisingly, Tan Sinh was the one to take the shot, but the Brunei goalkeeper was able to dive to save his opponent.
The opening goal of U22 Vietnam came right after that minute. From a fairly accurate cross from the right wing, Ha Duc Chinh jumped high to head the ball past goalkeeper Jabidi. In the 23rd minute, from Thanh Thinh's cross from the left wing, Duc Chinh took a moment to knock the ball down before unleashing a left-footed shot into the far corner, leaving goalkeeper Jabidi rooted to the spot.
In the rest of the first half, U22 Vietnam continuously created dangerous situations. Midfielders Thai Quy and Trong Hung were the ones who had the opportunity to score. Most notably, in the 39th minute, Trong Hung escaped to face goalkeeper Jabidi but number 20 could not bring the third goal for U22 Vietnam.
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Duc Chinh continuously celebrated his goals. Photo: VFF |
In the first 45 minutes, the ball mostly rolled on Brunei's side but U22 Vietnam did not score any more goals. The score 2-0 temporarily favored Coach Park Hang-seo and his team.
In the second half, Coach Park Hang-seo sent Trong Hoang in to replace Thai Quy. In the 48th minute, from a free kick from his teammate on the right wing, Duc Chinh scored his own hat-trick by jumping high and heading the ball into the far corner, giving goalkeeper Jabidi no chance to block.
After that, Coach Park continued to make substitutions. Center back Duc Chien replaced Tan Sinh and striker Tien Linh replaced Duc Chinh. The presence of Trong Hoang made the right wing of U22 Vietnam more diverse in attack. In the 60th minute, Trong Hoang made an accurate pass to Trong Hung. Number 20 headed the ball tactically for Viet Hung to finish into the far corner, raising the score to 4-0 for U22 Vietnam.
Still not stopping there, this time from a free kick on the left wing, Ha Duc Chinh chose the right position to shoot from close range to increase the gap to 5-0 for U22 Vietnam. If he had been luckier, he would have scored the next goal in a face-off with goalkeeper Jabidi in the 70th minute.
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Coach Park Hang-seo's students had a complete victory. Photo: VFF |
In this match, Viet Hung had many chances to score. However, luck was not on the side of the player wearing the number 7 shirt of U22 Vietnam. In the following 3 finishing situations, Viet Hung and Thanh Thinh took turns to shoot but the ball hit the crossbar and post of U22 Brunei.
In the 83rd minute, stunned by the stormy attacks of U22 Vietnam, the Brunei goalkeeper had to go into the net to pick up the ball again. This time, Trong Hung confidently dribbled past the Brunei defender, before firing a shot from a tight angle to defeat goalkeeper Jabidi. The score was now 6-0 for coach Park Hang-seo and his team.
In the remaining minutes, U22 Brunei defended weakly and could not trouble the U22 Vietnam defense as well as goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung. With a resounding 6-0 victory on the opening day, Coach Park Hang-seo and his team got 3 points, temporarily leading Group B. In the next match, U22 Vietnam will meet U22 Laos at 3:00 p.m. on November 28.
Vietnam's lineup:
™ Bui Tien Dung; Huynh Tan Sinh - Nguyen Thanh Chung - Le Ngoc Bao; Ho Tan Tai - Trieu Viet Hung - Truong Van Thai Quy - Do Thanh Thinh; Nguyen Hoang Duc - Ha Duc Chinh - Nguyen Trong Hung.

Live SEA Games 30: U22 Vietnam - U22 Brunei (15:00, today)
(Baonghean.vn) - Today (November 25), U22 Vietnam will begin its journey at SEA Games 30 against U22 Brunei. The match will take place at 3:00 p.m.